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Origins of witches, vampires and zombies

How did the legend of witches come into being? Or vampires? Discover the historical origins of Halloween monsters and the peoples who shaped our horror imagination.

Which words helped to shape the German society during the Nazism? A linguistic journey between racial lexicon and words taken from religion to understand how the Nazism dictated inhumanity in the very civilized Germany. Germany

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How Nazi language shaped German society

Which words helped to shape the German society during the Nazism? A linguistic journey between racial lexicon and words taken from religion to understand how the Nazism dictated inhumanity in the very civilized Germany.

Literary tropes in classical literature

Greek and Roman texts often have recurring themes: they are the literary trope (“topos”). Recognizing them is the first step to learn to read (and understand) classical sources.

a desk with books, pencils and an alarm clock on it that says most difficult time periods to set an historical novel in

Most challenging periods to set novels in

Not all historical periods are the same, especially when it comes to research. Which periods are the most challenging to set a story in?

an ancient greek temple with the words 7 words that explain the greek civilization

7 words that explain ancient Greece

How did the ancient Greeks think? 7 Greek words to understand ancient Greece, between epics, religion, politics, theatre, and philosophy

an ancient text with the words 5 words that explain the roman civilisation on it

5 words that explain ancient Rome

How did the ancient Romans think? 5 Latin words to understand Roman civilization and its values.